by pppg | Apr 23, 2026 | Articles From Our Newsletter, History, Pioneers, Places, Resources
For those of us who have travelled the old Hume Highway to Kilmore, we remember the ominous journey over the Big Hill better known as Pretty Sally Hill (or just Pretty Sally), between Wallan and Kilmore. This dormant volcano, 529 metres above... by pppg | Feb 21, 2026 | Articles From Our Newsletter, Pioneers, Places
Did you know that Christmas Hills in the Port Phillip District, now Victoria, owes its name to an emancipated convict and shepherd, called David CHRISTMAS? The exact date and whereabouts of his death are unknown but in 1992 a roadside plaque to the shepherd who... by pppg | Aug 26, 2025 | Articles From Our Newsletter, Pioneers, Places, Resources
Hugh Middlemiss was born in 1814 at Perth, Scotland to John and Jean (nee Cameron) Middlemiss. The 1835 Electoral Register for Perth & Kinross, Scotland shows his occupation as being ‘Cart and Plough Wright.’ Hugh Middlemiss married... by pppg | Aug 26, 2025 | Articles From Our Newsletter, History, Places
Address at the General Meeting on 13 July 2025 By Professor Richard Broome AM Richard, who retired in 2012, is the author/co-author of some 20 books and many articles on Australian and Indigenous History. He was appointed a Fellow of the Academy of the Humanities in... by pppg | Jun 23, 2025 | Articles From Our Newsletter, History, Places
This large square building made of thick solid bluestone was originally built by William and George LANGHORNE. The Port Phillip Herald 12 May 1840 announced the LANGHORNE Bros. begged “to inform the mercantile interests of Melbourne, and the... by pppg | Oct 23, 2024 | Articles From Our Newsletter, History, Pioneers, Places
Watson and Hunter were a powerful Scottish pastoral company formed in Edinburgh in 1838. It had wealthy and aristocratic backers including the Marquis of Ailsa the chief of Clan Kennedy. The Watsons were famous cattle breeders and perfected the breed Aberdeen Angas a...